USC Morning Buzz: A Status Check Of Other Coaches

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Because Chris Petersen (above) beat USC on Thursday, it was natural for the media to recall how he interviewed for the Trojan job. But how are some other coaching candidates doing? Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin is currently 5-0 while Penn State coach James Franklin is 5-1.

53 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: A Status Check Of Other Coaches

  1. According to Haden, he had 20 candidates before he settled on 7ark. Was the TCU coach interviewed or considered ? Narduzzi ? Haden and 7ark have to go after this season and Haden CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HIRE THE NEXT FOOTBALL COACH

    • ***Haden and 7ark have to go after this season and Haden CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO HIRE THE NEXT FOOTBALL COACH***
      “I’m Hip!” (We used to say that back in the day)
      Not sure I understand…If Haden is gone after this season, wouldn’t it be a fait accompli that he would probably not have a say in the hire?
      A little pajaro just said that it might be up to some guy named Max. N’est-ce pas?
      Thank you for posting in all caps…my favorite emphasis prompt. Subtlety is obviously not your forte.
      BTW, if you put too much pressure upon your throat, I’m told (same pajaro pequeno) that it has a deleterious effect upon ones oxygen supply.

      • No problem tu pinchy punta pendejo. BTW, you look like Pete Arboghast, do you have erectile dysfunction like he does?

        • I have been to two county fairs in Pomona, a garlic festival in Gilroy and a goat copulation in Barstow, but never have I had so much fun as
          this thread is providing.

  2. This post was removed, I guess the rah rah’s couldn’t take being called out

    WHERE IS GOLDEN TROJAN ??? WHERE IS YOLO4USC ??? WHERE IS USC RAH RAH’S RULE ?? YOU IDIOTS DEFEND THIS IDIOT OF A COACH, COME ON OUT AND EXPLAIN LAST NIGHT, YOU RAH RAH POM POM WAVING IDIOTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. If nobody will defend coach Sark I guess I have to. On any given play it looks like the right one if it works. There now I’ve defended him
    The problem with this defence is that you can call the right play all day long and it doesn’t work then find one that does if nothing works,then the coach isn’t doing the job.
    Whatever happens Sark has a much coaching credibility as Charlie Brown.

    • ” We’ve got to get used to it. This is the way college football is right now.”

      Steve Sarkisian

    • Every Charlie Brown has their Lucy. Unfortunately BorrOchos Lucy is named Wilxox…among others.

  4. Ya, if only Franklin could have beat that juggernaut Temple, along with the other barely breathing teams he’s conquered. The other losses will soon begin to mount.

    Sumlin literally insisted one being USC’s only target (that’s right, true story), which USC could never agree to, and used his USC flirtation to get the big money and extension at A&M.

    Haden signed the wrong guy of course, but Franklin and Sumlin weren’t the answers. Can you imagine hiring some guy who says he’ll only consider you if you aren’t looking at other candidates?

    • Per Haden, he had 18 other candidates aside from these two, and he still picked 7ark. I agree with you on these two guys, but come on, there weren’t better choices than him ?

      • I already said Haden hired the wrong guy or did you just miss that part?

        I’m just adding the facts that Wolfie never supplies, you know, the reporting part, the real info, the stuff that makes his posts look so misleading and plebian.

  5. brilliant strategy wolfman!!!

    we BOTH know that no matter what you say, the _________’s will want the OPPOSITE!!!

    they IGNORED you when you tendered these excellent coaches as candidates, while the Rah Rahs thought they had the Second Coming of Petey with borrOcho’s return!!!!

    so keep making SENSE wolfman, and by this time next year, the Rah Rah’s will be complaining about the new head coach: Brennan Carroll!!!

    #DumbFanU

    • Senor cubo…
      I am aware that you changed Siete to Ocho as a
      favor to me in order to put some of these slanderous peros in their place. It would appear that Siete just might come to fruition again, given the current turn of events. Point is, the use of BorrOcho would go the way of all flesh.
      That can’t be allowed to happen. Unfortunately I was unable to make the NY/Washington trip (a financial thing…needed
      some getus for repairs to my MB), so my desire to request dispensation from the Pope needed to be put on the back burner. I say, “What the hey, we live in the United States and such creativity should not be stifled.“ I contacted the Liar, Liar, bra on fire lady (HC) who said that ‘BorrOcho’ was disgusting and should be 86ed, Nuff for me. Planned parenthood and free education for all college students aside, I have seen the light. BorrOcho must be retained, regardless of its applicability. God bless America

      • Zancudo, we BOTH know if you gueys somehow beat the Rudys, the rah rahs on this blog will immediately start imagining a miracle run to the Playoffs!!!

        alas we already know the script: Rudys will stuff the run and jam the receivers….they don’t fear the deep pass cause Cody cant throw it. so Cody will try to force the ball under pressure to Juju on short passes all game with very limited success, lots of batted balls and a few INT’s will ensue.

        the Rudy QB throws a nice deep ball and they will pound the run and take deep shots every 7-8 plays to devastating effect.

        #DamnImGood

  6. Who here thinks USC will ever get back into the top 25 again this year?

    Please state your reasons and who we’re actually gonna beat to accomplish this.

    • Top 25? No way. USC will only win 2 more games (ucla and colorado) and unfortunately that’s it.

    • USC back in top 25? Yes. How? Haden and McKay fly to Ireland, capture the King of the Leprechauns and force him to grant them three wishes —beat Notre Dame, Utah and UCLA. (And don’t pretend you haven’t thought of this too, Jack).

      • You’re right. I have. I’m busted.

        I hear the Leprechaun King is hanging out in Ballybunion in some dark pub with a Guinness in hand. Please pass along location to the co-MVP Rose Bowl Trojans and ask them to get something done right with the football program for once.

        • I’ll pass along the location to our guys, but I think we better go with them (very easy to get distracted from Leprechaun catching in a dark pub in Ballybunion).

          • So true. I was there one time during a British Isles Most Eligible Bachelor Contest and I truly learned that Guinness is Good For Ye!

          • Ha! No Murphy’s for Jack. How did I know that? (So you won the contest and got put up at the best hotel in Ballybunion)?

          • The Irish are wonderful people. Their hospitality was amazing and they had a genuineness about them I hadn’t encountered in my travels until then.

          • All three of my best friends are Irish —-loyal to a fault and always ready to go down fighting for what they think is right.

    • That will never happen, because the moment is dead, and the expectations are gone. So when you don’t have the ability to motivate your team, they will never rebound from something like that. Motivation and leadership, are certainly not Steve Sarkisians strong points .

      • I agree, though I would have said the same about Charlie Strong’s Texas outfit before he crazily dismantled OU in front of my very eyes. I don’t believe Sark has it in him though because Strong believes in himself much more than Sark ever has.

        Strong literally turned his program around in one day. Rarely seen by me before. Unfortunately, I suspect ND won’t be playing dead like OU did.

  7. The good coaches use half-time to either finish off the opponent or make moves to pull the deficit into a victory.

    All that matters are victories – if Sarkisian is 5 – 0 no one cares by how much or against who –

  8. I remember just after Kiffin was sacked John Robinson related he visited USC for a practice and stated he could see Kiffin was not behaving as a head coach normally would be expected to – any chance on his returning to give his assessment of the ‘happy’ Kiffin aka Sarkisian or has he already been?

  9. Pat Haden probably wanted a coach he could manipulate, and that wasn’t going to happen with the candidates mentioned above. There is no way Steve Sarkisian had a better interview then Chris Petersen, unless Haden was looking for something other then coaching ability. Sarkisian doesn’t even sound like a credible championship type coach whenever he is interviewed by the media , and many times he sounds like he doesn’t have a clue.

    • Be careful or you’ll draw the ire of the control guy – exactly – Sarkisian was chosen because he’d do as he was told and nothing else mattered.

      That sudden appearance of Haden on the field at Stanford last year spoke volumes – “Uh oh – my ‘child’ hasn’t mastered being able to make a decision – gotta get down there before he reveals what else he can;t manage..”

        • Fred at this moment USC has the worst coach of any major program in the country – flat out fact – the talent, the assets, the fan base and here to compliment this outstanding legacy ridden program is Steve Sarkisian?

          Haden witnesses the collapse at Tempe 2 years ago – rightly understands a change has to be made – permits another assistant to be an interim head coach (Orgeron) and does what?

          Thanks Pat

  10. Steve Sarkisian after the Washington loss…

    “I feel really really good about where we’re headed as a program”

    Then today I check the AP Top 25 !

    No USC, but I figured on that, so here is USC…

    Western Kentucky 5-(#33), USC 5-(#34), Kentucky 4-(#35) !!

    So it turns out that Sark is/was right ?

    Just “consider” just 1 spot behind the Ultra-Powerhouse “Western Kentucky” ??

    I just shiver at the thought of the Trojans so close to the perennial “Hilltoppers” who demolished Middle Tennessee
    Blue Raiders 58 – 28 ???

    Certainly Western Kentucky must be projected to Win it all, their Defense are GIANTS !

    Definitely…, Definitely the USC Trojans are heading in the right direction and I feel that great days are ahead for the Program !!!

    Sincerely yours

    Patrick Haden – Athletic Director, University of Southern California

  11. I’m hearing Haden sent Sark home today and he is making Helton interim coach. I also understand Helton addressed the team without Sark. Any insiders have anything on this???

      • Wow. I hope the guy is alright, but you have to wonder where it goes from here. You probably can’t replace your coach due to “injury” so Sark may have bought himself some time with this. Coming from, “I don’t have a problem” to taking a leave of absence is quite a journey. Notre Dame week too… It’s never dull. Thanks

  12. Wow. I hope the guy is alright, but you have to wonder where it goes from here. You probably can’t replace your coach due to “injury” so Sark may have bought himself some time with this. Coming from, “I don’t have a problem” to taking a leave of absence is quite a journey. Notre Dame week too… It’s never dull.

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